Memphis Week - August 15-21

Colbie Caillat used part of the night to showcase material from her upcoming third album. She opened for Sheryl Crow at Mud Island Amphitheater.

August 21, 2010 - Kolin Draine, 7, (left) practices his kicking before his turn at the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition put on by the Olive Branch YMCA as his dad, Herman Draine (right), provides support.. The top three winners in each age group advances to the sectionals. The overall winner gets a trip to the Super Bowl. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal).

August 21, 2010-Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives (F.F.U.N.) hosted its 7th Annual "Stop the Killing" Back to School community rally Saturday at the Greenlaw MAM Community Center. Gloria Pickens, performs with other inmates from the Shelby Corrections Center in the "Re-Entry Band" Saturday morning. Background left in white is Stevie Moore, the organizer of the event. (Mike Maple/The Commercial Appeal)

August 21, 2010 -Sophie Levy, 11, (center) walks Regan, a Jack Russell Terrier, from Germantown Animal Shelter during a yard sale Levy put together to raise money for a window seat for the cats at the shelter. Part of her Bat Mitzvah ceremony, in which she needed to perform a community service, Levy gathered items from school mates and other members of her temple. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal).

August 21, 2010 - Hundreds showed up at St. Andrew A.M.E. Church for it's 18th annual back to school shoe giveaway Saturday. Some arrived as early as 5 a.m. to get their child a new pair of shoes, school supplies and a haircut for the boys. Hailea (CQ) Brown, 9, a 4th grader at Ford Road Elementary School is thrilled about getting a new pair of shoes. She and her mother arrived at 6 a.m. to get in line. Joy Wilkerson helps her try on the shoes Saturday morning. (Mike Maple/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 - On what would be Isaac Hayes 68th birthday, the State of Tennessee is recognizing his lifetime of achievements by naming a stretch of Interstate 40 the "Isaac Hayes Memorial Highway" and unveiling the two new highway signs. On the same day, a special program to symbolically unveil the highway signs took place at the site of his grave at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis, with friends, family, fans, and local dignitaries. The late singers 4 year-old son Kwadjo "Kojo" Hayes rests his hand on his fathers grave Friday. (Mike Maple/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 - On what would be Isaac Hayes 68th birthday, the State of Tennessee is recognizing his lifetime of achievements by naming a stretch of Interstate 40 the " Isaac Hayes Memorial Highway " and unveiling the two new highway signs. On the same day, a special program to symbolically unveil the highway signs took place at the site of his grave at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis, with friends, family, fans, and local dignitaries. Seen gathering by a replica of the sign are Isaac Hayes, III and his sister Nicki Hayes. (Mike Maple/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 - Freshmen Jenny Simpson of Joplin, MO (left) and Emily Swanagin, of Vestavia, AL bond as they move into their new dorm room at Rhodes University. (Kristen Sayres/ Special to The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 - First-year students Philip Johnson (left) and Zack Smith, both of Jackson, MS, carry a refrigerator into their new dorm room at Rhodes College where members of the class of 2014 were allowed to move in Friday. This year's first year student enrollment was a record 507 students. Upper classmen will be arriving a little later as the campus gears up for the first full day of classes August 25th. ( Kristen Sayres / Special to The Commercial Appeal )

August 20, 2010 -John Cox (center) asked his mother to buy a Willie Wonka chocolate bar after seeing an ad on television for a contest to win a world trip. Holding a similar bar are (LtoR) Andrea Cox, John Cox, Jason Cox, and Lesley Cox. The family plans to travel to Athens, Paris, Italy, and Spain next year. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 -John Cox (center) asked his mother to buy a Willie Wonka chocolate bar after seeing an ad on television for a contest to win a world trip. Watching John check for a golden ticket in another bar are (LtoR) Andrea Cox, John Cox, Jason Cox, Quincy Cox, and Lesley Cox. The family plans to travel to Athens, Paris, Italy, and Spain next year. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 -Test scores for the state's schools were released on Friday. Lauren Humphreys ponders a problem on an Algebra I test in Jacob Lantrip's class at Hernando High School. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 -Test scores for the state's schools were released on Friday. Jacob Lantrip, Algebra I teacher at Hernando High School, reviews his class prior to a test. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 20, 2010 -Test scores for the state's schools were released on Friday. Deonte Fuller and fellow students review for an Algebra I test in Jacob Lantrip's class at Hernando High School. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18th 2010-The Gardens of Germantown will be the latest area facility to open, for people who have Alzheimer's or dementia. It is located east of Forest Hill Irene off Poplar Pike. It is currently under construction.

August 18th 2010- Jan Winfrey works out of her Winfrey Works home studio. She and her husband, John, make tile tables and ceramic flowers and other items they sell at crafts fairs. (Karen Pulfer Focht/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18th 2010- Jan Winfrey makes ceramic flowers which are one of her best sellers, people start looking for her and collecting them she said. (Karen Pulfer Focht/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19 2010 - Former Memphis Tigers basketball player Willie Kemp (right) along with his mother Maxine (left) discuss her need for a transplant after a twenty year battle with Polycystic Kidney Disease during a press conference at the Larry O. Finch Center. The National Foundation for Transplants and the Kemp's will team up for a Unity Day event next Saturday at Audubon Park to help bring awareness Maxine's condition. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19 2010 - Former Memphis Tigers basketball player Willie Kemp (right) along with his mother Maxine (left) discuss her need for a transplant after a twenty year battle with Polycystic Kidney Disease during a press conference at the Larry O. Finch Center. The National Foundation for Transplants and the Kemp's will team up for a Unity Day event next Saturday at Audubon Park to help bring awareness Maxine's condition. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - (left to right) Gabby and Aaliayah Porter sing along with children's musical group, Hot Peas 'N Butter, at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as hospital employees pass by to make way to the cafeteria for lunch. Based out of New York, Hot Peas 'N Butter, consisting of Frank Lotto and Danny Lapidus, formed a partnership with St. Jude in 2007 by writing a new theme song, "Different Spokes for Different Folks," for the St. Jude's Trike-A-Thon fundraising program. This visit is the second time the duo has come to Memphis to perform for the patients. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal).

August 19, 2010 - Nylah Mukes (right) dances along with children's musical group, Hot Peas 'N Butter, at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Based out of New York, Hot Peas 'N Butter, consisting of Frank Lotto (left) and Danny Lapidus (center), formed a partnership with St. Jude in 2007 by writing a new theme song, "Different Spokes for Different Folks," for the St. Jude's Trike-A-Thon fundraising program. This visit is the second time the duo has come to Memphis to perform for the patients. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal).

August 19, 2010 - (l-r) Megan Washington (cq) and Zion Hermitt (cq) are among many students in Mrs. Anglin's second grade class who enjoy their new "chairs." (Justin Shaw/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - DAC Fitness donated fitness equipment and games to Greenbrook Elementary. "The students have ball rules, no jumping, no rolling, or high bouncing. If you can't follow bal rules, you lose ball priveleges for the day" says instructor Rachel Anglin. (Justin Shaw/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - Chaney Wilson (cq) appears to be sitting with perfect posture, a benefit to sitting on the exercise balls. (Justin Shaw/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - Army National Guard veteran Jeffery Eubanks, 42, and Air Force veteran Gary DeVall, 25, work out at theMemphis VA medical center. They served in Iraq and finished their tours in 2006. They are currently going through a PTSD program at the hospital. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - Kay Creager, a nurse at the VA hospital , lost her son, Tim Creager, in the Iraq war on July 1 2004. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - Army veteran Ira Hammond and Army Nationsl Gurard veteran Jeffery Eubanks work out at the Memphis VA medical center. They both served in Iraq are currently going through a PTSD program at the hospital. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19, 2010 - Shelby County Election Commission chairman Bill Gianinni, center, and members including James Johnson, right, certify the results of the Aug. 5th election at commission headquarters. (Nikki Boertman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 19th 2010-Producer Metra Reid puts together costumes on Thursday at BPACC. BPACC is starting a new program called Theatrekids Conservatory, a theatre instructional program designed for students ages 10-16. The first project is full scale production of "The Wiz" in November. The conservatory is open to all kids and it will have all aspects of production: performance preparations, adjunct classes in costuming, make-up, stage lighting and scenic design.

August 18, 2010 - Andy Pouncey, right, leads a group of Germantown Parks and Recreation Commissioners through an area for the proposed amphitheater site. (Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 - Gina Neely, Pat Neely rehearse for an upcoming stage show that will feature music, jokes, cooking and more this September in Tunica. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 - Gina Neely, Pat Neely, and Gordon Elliott rehearse for an upcoming stage show that will feature music, jokes, cooking and more this September in Tunica. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010. Jack DeBoer, founder of Residence Inns, is the keynote speaker during the Southern Lodging Summit at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Dave Darnell / The Commercial Appeal.

August 18, 2010 - Houston High School teacher Michael Robinson explains an assignment to his Facing History and Ourselves class. Robinson, a teacher at Houston since 2003, was awarded the Outstanding Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2010 from the National Council for the Social Studies. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 - Houston High School teacher Michael Robinson dismisses students in his Facing History and Ourselves class. Robinson, a teacher at Houston since 2003, was awarded the Outstanding Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2010 from the National Council for the Social Studies. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 - Escaping the high temperatures outside, Adrian Buchanan, 23 mo., of Atlanta GA, gets some dress up playtime with his grandmother Anita Hill, of Germantown, Wednesday afternoon at the Children's Museum of Memphis. Buchanan and his cousin Cayden Hill (not pictured), of Dallas TX, were spending two weeks with their grandmother, who has planned to make the most of the visit by taking the boys to all the best places in Memphis for children. (Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 -Horn Lake resident Angela McIntyre and two year old daughter visit the city's parks several times a week to play. McIntyre says of the recognition, "it is wonderful and exciting for the city to encourage playfulness for families and children." Horn Lake was named "PLayful City" by KaBOOM! for its outstanding dedication to play. Says Darell Hammond, KaBOOM! CEO and Co-Founder, "Horn Lake refused to adhere to the status quo and realized all children deserve a municipal commitment to the cause of play." (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 -Emma McIntyre loves to slide and visits Horn Lake's parks with her mother Angela McIntyre several times a week to play. McIntyre says of the city's latest recognition, "it is wonderful and exciting for the city to encourage playfulness for families and children." Horn Lake was named "PLayful City" by KaBOOM! for its outstanding dedication to play. Says Darell Hammond, KaBOOM! CEO and Co-Founder, "Horn Lake refused to adhere to the status quo and realized all children deserve a municipal commitment to the cause of play." (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 18, 2010 -Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will move ahead with plans to build a 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch at U.S. 78 and Bethel Road. The $137 million hospital is expected to be ready for use by 2013. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (center) visited the future hospital site on his way to Tupelo and spoke to local and state officials, including (from right) Olive Branch mayor Sam Rikard and Miss. State Rep. Tommy Woods. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Mary Clyde McKnight waters eggplants in the community garden created out of 68 old tires she hauled in herself. With no running water on site she brings water from her house in gallon jugs. McKnight grows vegetables to give to St Luke's United Methodist Church food pantry. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Paula DeClerk, who helps in the garden created by Mary Clyde McKnight, waters a patch of tomatoes and squash.McKnight created the community garden out of 68 old tires she hauled in herself. Vegetables grown are given to St Luke's United Methodist Church food pantry. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Mary Clyde McKnight (left) and Paula DeClerk harvest okra in the community garden McKnight created out of 68 old tires she hauled in herself. Vegetables are given to St Luke's United Methodist Church food pantry. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Mary Clyde McKnight created a community garden out of 68 old tires she hauled in herself. McKnight grows vegetables to give to St Luke's United Methodist Church food pantry. Rows of tires being readied for planting of fall vegetables. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Working atop scaffolding (left to right) Bobby Parnell, Jeff Myers, and Willie Brown of Whtney - Anderson reconstruct the entry monuments to Tiger Lane, a new entrance to the Liberty Bowl slated to be ready for tailgating at the Southern Heritage Classic next month. The columns had to be taken apart and moved from a nearby location at the fairgrounds.

August 17, 2010 - Jonathan Fly is congratulated by his father, Buzz Fly, after winning the 2010 MGA Amateur Championship at the Memphis Country Club. Buzz Fly has won the contest 3 times, including 2009, so the trophy will stay in the Fly home for another year. (Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal)

August 17, 2010 - Notepad in hand, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, meets with area residents at the Bartlett Performing Arts Center to host a town hall meeting in which constituents could share their concerns and ideas about federal issues. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

Horn Lake fire fighter Tyle Bland, on the "A" shift moves his gear from pumper #3 to pumper #2 as the city put its' newest station, located on Miss. 301 between Goodman Road and Nail Road, into service on Monday. Station 3 will house the department's newest pumper and an ambulance, along with administrative offices, and protected storage for the department's trailers.

Horn Lake Fire Department put its' newest station, located on Miss. 301 between Goodman Road and Nail Road, into service on Monday. Station 3 will house the city's newest pumper and an ambulance, along with administrative offices, and protected storage for the department's trailers.

August 16, 2010 - A Memphis Fire Department fire fighter leaves the scene where several companies responded to a two-alarm blaze at 3358 Gemini in South Memphis Monday. The fire destroyed a storage building and stacks of wooden pallets before being brought under control. There were no reported injuries. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 16, 2010 - George Klein, left, and friends of Elvis host the 33rd Annual Elvis Presley Memorial Tribute, at the University of Memphis Theatre of the Communications Building. The event was free to the public and participants got a chance to listen to stories about the life of Elvis from some of those who knew him best. (Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal)

August 16, 2010 - Election commission lawyer, John Ryder (left) administrator of elections, Richard Holden, manager of tech support for Shelby County IT, Joe Presley and consultant Cardell Orrin work in the central tabulator room in the Shelby County Election Commission building. They are going over results from the August 5th 2010 election. (Alan Spearman/ The Commercial Appeal)

August 16, 2010 - Linda Wallace, director of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of DeSoto and Tate Counties, uses a cigarette tube with examples of a selection of the 4,000 chemicals present in each cigarette. Recently, a new law passed that banned smoking within 100 feet of a facility where people under age 18 are participating in athletic events. Wallace and her fiscal agent, the Olive Branch YMCA, are delivering the message concerning the dangers of tobacco use. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 16, 2010 - Linda Wallace (left), director of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of DeSoto and Tate Counties, explains possible results from using smokeless tobacco products to (LtoR) Jose Galvin, Zachary Kilpatrick, and Josh Permenter. Permenter examines an example of chewed tobacco in a jar. Recently, a new law passed that banned smoking within 100 feet of a facility where people under age 18 are participating in athletic events. Wallace and her fiscal agent, the Olive Branch YMCA, are delivering the message concerning the dangers of tobacco use. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 16, 2010 - Zachary Kieffner holds a cigarette tube with examples of a selection of the 4,000 chemicals present in each cigarette during a tobacco free presentation by Linda Wallace, director of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of DeSoto and Tate Counties. Recently, a new law passed that banned smoking within 100 feet of a facility where people under age 18 are participating in athletic events. Wallace and her fiscal agent, the Olive Branch YMCA, are delivering the message concerning the dangers of tobacco use. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)

August 15, 2010 - Chris Walker from Cleveland, Tenn., was among the fans who participating in the candlelight vigil at Graceland in Memphis to pay tribute to Elvis Presley on the 33rd anniversary of his death.

August 15, 2010 - Anita Massey, 63, from Arlington, Texas uses umbrellas to beat the heat having arrived at six o'clock in the morning to be first in line ahead of the hundreds of fans who arrived to get their place in line for the candlelight vigil along the walls at Graceland. As temperatures soared into the triple digits, die hard Elvis Presley fans like Massey braved the Memphis heat and humidity to pay tribute to Elvis who died on Aug. 16, 1977.

August 15, 2010 - Lauren Everett blows a kiss to her boyfriend, John Knight, in the stands while she waits to walk across the stage and receive her Bachelors degree in nursing during the University of Memphis' summer Commencement at FedExForum. The university graduated 671 students. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

August 15, 2010 - Laura Hess (right) fixes Shala Harger's hood as the group waits back stage for the procession to begin during the University of Memphis' summer Commencement at FedExForum. The women were among the first graduates in the nation with Executive Master of Science in Nursing through the Loewenberg School of Nursing at the University of Memphis. The program combines business training with nursing skills for those who seek leadership roles in nursing. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

August 15, 2010 - Roberto V. Ferie completes the 1/4-mile swim and runs toward his bicycle for the 5-mile mountain ride during the 18th annual Wolfpack Triathlon at Shelby Farms. A 2.5 mile trail run is also part of the competition. (Kristen Sayres/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

August 15, 2010 - Curtis Andrews was among the hundreds of fans who arrived early to get their place in line for the candlelight vigil along the walls at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. As temperatures soared into the triple digits, die hard Elvis Presley fans like Andrews from Spring Hill Fla., hopped in line and braved the heat and humidity to pay tribute to Elvis.